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Be “in” all the time

May 7th, 2010 liushengjuan No comments

Nowadays quite a lot of young people are concentrated on how to keep themselves “in” the fashion, and they worry a lot about whether they are out of fashion or not. However, most of the time they are just following the clothes and ornament that worn by the stars on the magazines, and sometimes that information is also out of date because the fashion will never end and the initiative is always in the designers.

In the American sop opera—“Gossip Girl”, Blair’s mother was a superior designer in the upper eastside, and she always dominated the fashion in a new season, at the same time, she had employed a lot of people doing the stitching in her studio, besides she always suppressed her employees to devote their designing works to her, and Jenny was one of the victims. And if we are careful, we can find out that Blair always wears some china jewelry and stainless steel jewelry in order to match with her clothes, and each time she appeared in front of the screen, we all breathtakingly found out that she had the most suitable match between her clothes and her ornaments.

Then we can look at the Academy Awards. The stars on the red blanket are always the most sparkling human beings in the eyes of audiences. They often wear stainless steel earrings jewelry and stainless steel bracelets jewelry to help match with their luxurious handbags and prom dresses. Thus if you want to be “in” all the time, you should try on the china jewelry and stainless steel jewelry to add your appeal.

How to Make Broken China Jewelry

April 6th, 2010 candicechan Comments off

Decide what you want to make.

You can make broken china jewelry with just about any hunk of shattered china and your creations can range from delicate earrings to a striking, bold pendant.

Pendants are probably the easiest, but youcan also use broken china to create a ring, bracelet, earrings or even a decorative belt. Figure out what best suits your needs and desires and go from there.

Prepare your china. Let’s say you’ve decided on a pendant. Your first step is to create a hunk of china that serves your needs. If you don’t have broken china just laying around waiting to be turned into jewelry, you can go find a plate and break it yourself. You can also add to the pattern on the broken china chunk with paint, glued-on gemstones or other adornments as you see fit.

Set the broken piece in something that can hold it. Take the china chunk and wrap it with wire or secure it on some kind of backing. Jewelry mounts are sold at craft stores, or you can make your own using pieces of old jewelry or hardware that fits the purpose. The pendant, for instance, is going to need a simple loop from which to hang on a chain. You can even glue a small jewelry hoop, also sold at craft stores, on the back of the piece to attach to things. Wire wrapped around it also works, if you don’t mind the look of the wire.

Attach the broken china pieces to the other jewelry components. For the pendant, all you need to do is loop a chain through the hoop you’ve set up and you’re good to go. For more elaborate necklaces or bracelets, you’ll want to attach smaller pieces of china together into a chain. Earrings can be made by hooking or gluing the china onto dangling earring hooks or earring backs. A china chunk can be secured to a flat belt buckle to fashion up a belt.

Wear with care. As you see from its brokenness, the china can be fragile. Do not bang it around, run into things or wear it during heavy workouts. Not only may you further break the china, but you could cut yourself in the process.

Tips & Warnings on making broken china jewelry

Sand the edges of the broken china so it doesn’t scratch everything in its path.

You can drill holes in the china for looping the pieces if you have a drill and a bit that does not break glass.

You can loop china pieces together with thin leather straps, wire, or chains.

Don’t limit yourself to only china, you can use any hunk of broken ceramic, from a clay pot to a crockpot.

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